The factory crimp die in handguns is designed to
by Todd C 
, Saturday, September 21, 2013, 08:25 (4086 days ago) @ rob
size everything undersize for problem free feeding. This is due to the carbide sizing ring in the die. I suspect it is the same sizing ring they use in the sizing die itself. The crimping portion of the die,( the ones I have 44/45colt,) is actually a good crimp. So I removed the carbide sizing ring. Then it made a good die for crimping separately.
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- I pulled a couple of those 9mm cast 124's -
Slow Hand,
2013-09-20, 20:12
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- Just use a std taper crimp die. -
anachronism,
2013-09-20, 20:51
- I just use a taper crimp die too. - Jared, 2013-09-20, 20:57
- I stopped using the FCD on straight wall stuff... -
rob,
2013-09-20, 23:17
- The factory crimp die in handguns is designed to -
Todd C,
2013-09-21, 08:25
- I did this too. - anachronism, 2013-09-21, 09:01
- Just looked at my ACP die.... -
rob,
2013-09-21, 09:46
- Just looked at my ACP die.... - Jared, 2013-09-21, 12:46
- How did you get the ring out? -
rob,
2013-09-21, 09:50
- How did you get the ring out? -
anachronism,
2013-09-22, 09:05
- That sounds good... - rob, 2013-09-22, 17:13
- How did you get the ring out? -
anachronism,
2013-09-22, 09:05
- The factory crimp die in handguns is designed to -
Todd C,
2013-09-21, 08:25
- I pulled a couple of those 9mm cast 124's - Cherokee, 2013-09-21, 14:54
- Just use a std taper crimp die. -
anachronism,
2013-09-20, 20:51